First published at 14:37 UTC on May 8th, 2022.
During the whole winter I've been traveling to the northenmost cities of Russia. This time we will visit notoriously famous ghost town - Vorkuta. Is it the most depressing city of Russia? Do locals love living there? What is the future of Vorku…
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During the whole winter I've been traveling to the northenmost cities of Russia. This time we will visit notoriously famous ghost town - Vorkuta. Is it the most depressing city of Russia? Do locals love living there? What is the future of Vorkuta? I will try to answer these questions.
Time codes:
0:00 Vorkuta's history
3:26 Let's explore the city. Central park, locals and reindeer.
10:34 Finally the daylight!
12:30 Exploring abandoned frozen settlements
16:03 Special nordic tea
17:32 Local winter entertainments
19:53 The most precious thing in Vorkuta is the people
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Vorkuta is the fourth largest city north of the Arctic Circle and the easternmost town in Europe. It is also the coldest city in all of Europe, boasting a record cold temperature of −52 °C (−61 °F).
A December 2019 report stated that after the fall of the Soviet Union, mines were privatized and many people began moving further south. Many of the mines had been abandoned and by September 2020, the estimated population was only about 50,000. A report in March 2021 described the villages in the area as "ghost towns" with many "abandoned structures".
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